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Female house sparrows "count on" male genes: experimental evidence for MHC-dependent mate preference in birds
BACKGROUND: Females can potentially assess the quality of potential mates using their secondary sexual traits, and obtain "good genes" that increase offspring fitness. Another potential indirect benefit from mating preferences is genetic compatibility, which does not require extravagant or...
Autores principales: | Griggio, Matteo, Biard, Clotilde, Penn, Dustin J, Hoi, Herbert |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044665/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21320306 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-44 |
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